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Bothell council debates more frequent salary-committee reviews; directs staff to draft code options
Summary
At a Feb. 4 study session the Bothell City Council discussed whether to allow salary committees to convene more often than the current biennial schedule. Councilmembers requested that staff return with draft municipal-code amendments and options after hearing about the 2024 committee's work and regional changes.
Bothell City Council members discussed whether to allow salary committees to meet more often than every two years and directed staff to draft code amendments with options for more frequent or flexible convenings.
The discussion came during a Feb. 4 study session focused on the city's salary committee process. Director of Employee Technology Services Matt Pruitt reviewed state law and the municipal code governing the committee, summarized the committee's 2024 work and the factors it considered, and noted the committee's recent recommendations: a 33% adjustment to base compensation, creation of a low-income stipend option, and continued access to the city's deferred-compensation plan for council members.
Councilmembers said they were motivated by equity and recruitment…
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